What does this have to do with DTS? This is Brawn’s idea, who is historic figure of the old F1.
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I’m a Johnny come lately to F1, having gotten into it since the start of the pandemic. But I’ve consumed a lot, and a lot of the media around F1, including the old school F1 peeps. DRS seems to be a good thing overall, even according to old school F1 peeps.
What I’ve heard a lot, and it makes a lot of sense to me, is that it has increased the action a heck of a lot.
This year, all of the worst races were the wet races, save for Mexico, which was equally as dreadful. There’s just no real racing going on, as everyone hugs the racing line to avoid spinning off into a wall. But the general consensus is that before DRS, wet weather races were exciting, and where all the action was. Guys slipping around the track was the best opportunity see action and overtakes, because without DRS, dry races were frequently boring and with few overtakes. DRS has completely flipped the script, it gives us an opportunity for exciting racing every week, and not just hoping for some wet weather to fubar things and hope the chaos made for some exciting action. Can’t imagine watching F1 in an era where there were only 250 overtakes in the entire season, which was the case in the 2000’s before DRS was introduced, and now 1000+ overtakes per season is pretty commonplace.
The problem with DRS (IMHO) is that it makes the driver in front a sitting duck. Why not let the driver decide when to use the limited amount of DRS they have, anywhere on the track, regardless if they're chasing or leading - except on long straights.
Drive to survive...reignited an old passion of mine that I had lost during most of my adult life.
It has been very interesting and fun to be inside the F1 world and to now be able to watch the races knowing who are involved.
If I had stayed in UK where it is more a part of the culture and seen on regular TV every week!
It is fun being able to talk with family over there about each of the races and drivers and teams.
and scream at the TV every weekend with my spouse....Come ON!!!!!!!
It has been very interesting and fun to be inside the F1 world and to now be able to watch the races knowing who are involved.
If I had stayed in UK where it is more a part of the culture and seen on regular TV every week!
It is fun being able to talk with family over there about each of the races and drivers and teams.
and scream at the TV every weekend with my spouse....Come ON!!!!!!!
I don’t disagree with you there, it’s not perfect but it’s a lot better than nothing. For two evenly matched cars/drivers, DRS is not really a big advantage. If you use DRS to pass a comparable car, you’ll turn into the sitting duck on the following straight and it’s a fair fight.
Where DRS is a godsend is with these bigger cars. Overtakes can be difficult on many tracks even where you’re lapping a second or two faster than the car in front of you, cause the cars are huge, the air is dirty, etc. without DRS we’d probably have 10-15 Monaco races per year, and who the heck wants that? DRS helps faster cars get the move over with in a tight space or shorter straight.
I hate to see F1 inserting gimmicks (ex. sprint races, active aero) when they're not needed. Perhaps the F1 brass is adding that stuff to appease the new fans who would be bored with a traditional race.
If a driver or team has a leg up on the competition, I say let 'em rip. Teams getting stomped by their competition is what will pushes the slow guys to show up with a better car the following year. Sad if the slow guys know at the start of the season they will be rewarded for poor performance.
Additionally, if winning drivers are praised as heroes, great. But if a winning driver does something dastardly on the track and is badged a villain, fantastic. Drivers booing Verstappen toward the end of the year should be music to F1's ears. All sports need villains. If I were Max, I'd embrace it... go be Darth Vader... the Dutch fans would be so down for that.
If a driver or team has a leg up on the competition, I say let 'em rip. Teams getting stomped by their competition is what will pushes the slow guys to show up with a better car the following year. Sad if the slow guys know at the start of the season they will be rewarded for poor performance.
Additionally, if winning drivers are praised as heroes, great. But if a winning driver does something dastardly on the track and is badged a villain, fantastic. Drivers booing Verstappen toward the end of the year should be music to F1's ears. All sports need villains. If I were Max, I'd embrace it... go be Darth Vader... the Dutch fans would be so down for that.
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They could have a sprint race around the Playboy Mansion circa 1985 in which the girls washed down the cars afterward and I'd still hate it.
It's all about the money. Evidently viewership was higher for sprint qualifying than for regular qualifying.
I'm seeking advice from my fellow F1 enthusiasts...
I'm about to choose a single F1 driver for a series of performance bets with friends for the 2023 season (highest in the standings, best average finish, most Q3 appearances, least retirements, etc.)... merely private, low-cost fun amongst buddies. We did it this past season and had a blast, so we're gonna do it again.
The only stipulation for '23 is our drivers must've finished 11th or worse in the 2022 standings... who's got the best of the donkeys?
So with all that on the table, who would you choose and why? Thanks for your input!
I'm about to choose a single F1 driver for a series of performance bets with friends for the 2023 season (highest in the standings, best average finish, most Q3 appearances, least retirements, etc.)... merely private, low-cost fun amongst buddies. We did it this past season and had a blast, so we're gonna do it again.
The only stipulation for '23 is our drivers must've finished 11th or worse in the 2022 standings... who's got the best of the donkeys?
So with all that on the table, who would you choose and why? Thanks for your input!
I'd probably go with Gasly. If the Alpine car is decent next year he'll do well.
Gotta agree with @mcnach ,I think Gasly’s got the biggest upside of that group heading into 2023.
It makes the driver in front understand what it means to allow a competitor to be under 1 second behind you come the DRS zone. Drive a little faster on the other parts of the track and don't allow anyone to be within a second of you come the DRS zone.
Thanks, folks. Yeah, Gasly is my likely choice... but because I won the bulk of this year's bets, I choose second to the guy that lost.
If he takes Gasly, I don't know who I'll take. Hulkenburg? de Vries?
If he takes Gasly, I don't know who I'll take. Hulkenburg? de Vries?
